

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Harriet Jacobs: Recovering an Author's Identity (For 18+)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Discover the story of former slave and American abolitionist, Harriet Jacobs.

Makayla B. Jenkins, M.A. will discuss  Harriet Jacobs’s autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself (published in 1861). This text is the first autobiography by an African American woman.

Jacobs’s autobiography describes her life in slavery, escape, and time as a fugitive in the North, where she eventually became an abolitionist, speaker,  and reformer.

***Open to adults only. Please be aware this discussion includes some graphic details that may not be suitable for younger audiences. Please message us for further details.***

Meets in the Flex Space upstairs at the library.

Email Kathy Davini our Adult Programmer for more info at kdavini@clevelandlibrary.org.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cleveland/harriet-jacobs-recovering-an-authors-identity-for-18/200029690441247
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Cleveland
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 795 Church St NE, Cleveland, TN, United States, Tennessee 37311
- **lat**: 35.16377
- **long**: -84.87195
- **full address**: 795 Church St NE, Cleveland, TN, United States, Tennessee 37311

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Cleveland Bradley County Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/cleveland-bradley-county-public-library/17194684)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 795 Church St NE, Cleveland, TN, United States, Tennessee 37311
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Cleveland Bradley County Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Harriet Jacobs: Recovering an Author's Identity (For 18+) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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